Word: touring
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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EDITORS HARVARD HERALD: I wish to acquaint the readers of your paper with a great calamity that has come upon this university, at present so devoted to study. Zion's Herald has left us in peace, Joseph Cooke has gone West on an exhibition tour as an "Eastern dude," while Gen. Butler has retired to the quiet of his study with a borrowed copy of a degree and the "trot" furnished by the Advertiser. But no sooner do these deadly foes of Harvard retire from the attack than an old foe re-appers on the scene - the "musical fiend...
Prof. R. C. Jebb records in a recent number of the Fortnightly Review his impressions of the Troad during a tour made in company with Prof. W. W. Goodwin of Harvard, drawing the conclusion that no one site in this valley satisfies all the conditions of Homeric Troy...
...visit of a couple of West Point instructors to the college some few weeks ago, on a tour of inspection in order to discover, if possible, any new methods or improvements in teaching which might be introduced at West Point, will be remembered. After visiting Harvard, Yale, and some few other colleges, these gentlemen have returned to their posts of duty and have made their report on what they have observed and learned. The Army and Navy Journal publishes this report, which furnishes some decidedly interesting reading. The gentlemen declare themselves to be perfectly satisfied with the methods in vogue...
...soubriquet of 'Great American Traveller.' I well remember my first acquaintance with the general. It was in my freshman year at college, more years back than a man who fancies that life is slipping away from him can with complacency think of. Daniel was then making his annual tour of the colleges, and we thoughtless boys persuaded him to address us, took up a collection for him and then as the climax of our sport sent him to 'Prex's' house to tea, on an assumed invitation from 'Prex' himself. Subsequently I assisted in a grand entertainment in Daniel...
...young gentleman desiring to join another for an extended European tour at a moderate expense should address C. J. Hartwell, 925 Clinton street, Philadelphia...